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Love in the Ruins

Walker Percy

Love in the Ruins is a novel of speculative or science fiction by author Walker Percy from 1971. It follows its main character, Dr Thomas More, namesake and descendant of Sir Thomas More , a psychiatrist in a small town in Louisiana called Paradise.

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“Jews wait for the Lord, Protestants sing hymns to him, Catholics say mass and eat him.”

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“Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant that my article in Brain be published before the destruction takes place.”

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